LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opunake Times, 25 July 1947, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

District Electors’ List. The District Electors’ List for the Borough of Opunake is now being compiled and all persons possessing the necessary qualifications are advised to make application, at-the Town Clerk’s office before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 31st. Going Up in Smoke. “The question of the hour is the burning question: to smoke or not to smoke . . . The increase in the tobacco tax has necessitated a complete review of the family budget and the family’s spending money.” (Macdonald Hastings broadcasting in the BBC’s North American Service).

Quantity Rather Than Quality. In addressing the Rotorua Chamber of Commerce, recently the Australian Trade Commissioner to New Zealand emphasised Hie fact that the Dominion Government’s policy of allowing imports on a value and not a

quantity basis did not allow New Zealand importers to get the best produce from Australia. Naturally enough, quantity for the given license sum was striven for in preference to quality.

Coed! Manners Return. ’“What impressed me most (with one or two unimportant exceptions) was the courtesy of the English countryside folk. The rougher atmosphere of the war days has gone. I’ve' been meeting nice people again—all along—in Hotels, road-houses, pubs, garages, and among motorists and lorry drivers on the roads,” (Tom Clarke broadcasting in “Letter from London” in the BBC’s General Overseas Service.) Band Eushre.

The usual fortnightly Band Euchre, the fifth of the series, takes place in St. Patrick’s Hall tomorrow evening and with few counter attractions this popular evening should draw an even larger attendance than before. Funds are in aid of the Humphries Memorial Soundsliell, With one more tournament to follow, several players are running close for the aggregate prizes, and the next two nights will he .interesting from that angle-. A dainty supper will also he served.

Ooisbls Dutch. An interesting sidelight on the United Nations conferences at Lake Success, New York, was the system ’of simultaneous translations, by which Hie speeches of delegates were translated into English, French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese. Describing this at a meeting of the Wellington branch of the Economic Society of Australia .and New Zealand, Dr. A/D. F. Mac-

key, New Zealand delegate to a meeting there, said it was made possible by the use of expert translators, and microphones and earphones.

Mo Limit ert Fcocs Parcels. The British Post Office in a statement says: “We are doing nothing whatever to restrict or limit gift parcels from any Dominion. We have no desire - or intention to put any limit on food parcels and the British Post Office can handle all that the Dominions can send.” Mr. Racket! (Postmaster - General), had been advised of a statement in a London newspaper that Britain had told New Zealand that if a continued increase in gift food parcels over-loaded transport - and delivery in Britain the service might he suspended.

Chorus Girls improve the Breed 1 . ‘'Well I’m strongly in favour of inter-marriage. Inter-mar-riage between races. I think that for one thing that helps to sbengthen the stock, it’s always a bad thing to get inbreeding that seemed very clear in our aristocracy until they started marrying chorus girls. Well exactly lire same thing applies with a. country, if it breeds on itself only, it goes weak, but if it’s continually reinforced’ with new blood, as this country has been throughout its history.' (lien it: remains strong.” (J. P. Mahal ieu, M.P., speaking on “Should Daces Mingle?” in the BBC’s Eastern Service.)